"... the seventh in a series that began in 1924 as looseleaf data sheets and continued with the publication of bound volumes in 1929, 1930, 1933, 1936, and 1939. The 1948 edition is a thorough revision and substantial enlargement of the 1939 edition"--Preface.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

LC copy: reprinted 1954. Has label mounted inside front cover: This copy ... is recorded in the National Office of the American Society for Metals ... as the property of Richard R. Kennedy, 1454 N. Euclid Ave., Dayton 6, Ohio. Gift of Jay I. Kislak Foundation; originally collected by Elizabeth and Dudley Easby.